About this podcast
Want to know what it takes to build, scale, and sell your agency? Retained Trust is a weekly podcast where host Karl Hughes goes deep with digital service business owners to uncover the habits, tactics, and strategies they’ve learned to grow successful companies. Along the way, you’ll hear about Karl’s journey running and acquiring niche digital agencies as he learns from guests with a variety of backgrounds and experience levels.
62 episodes · business
Retained Trust
About this podcast
Want to know what it takes to build, scale, and sell your agency? Retained Trust is a weekly podcast where host Karl Hughes goes deep with digital service business owners to uncover the habits, tactics, and strategies they’ve learned to grow successful companies. Along the way, you’ll hear about Karl’s journey running and acquiring niche digital agencies as he learns from guests with a variety of backgrounds and experience levels.
Recent episodes
- The Real Story of Entrepreneurship | Trailer1 Sept · 3 min
- Hiring Leaders Without a Playbook: Kimley Cox on Talent Strategy7 Apr · 48 min
- The Best Advice on Agency Sales & Growth (From 25+ Founders)24 Mar · 22 min
- Greg Heilers on Productizing SEO Services and Surviving the AI Shift10 Mar · 53 min
- From Agency Owner to Fund Investor: Grant Hensel on Buying Enduring Businesses24 Feb · 46 min
- Building Barrel Holdings: Peter Kang on Scaling and Exiting Agencies10 Feb · 55 min
- From Podcast to Portfolio: Will Smith’s ETA Journey27 Jan · 57 min
- Buying Distressed Agencies: Mushfiq Sarker on Smart Acquisitions13 Jan · 47 min
- Hard Decisions, Real Growth: The SearchLab Story with Mark Bealin16 Dec 2025 · 54 min
- The Four-Hour Life and the Realities of Passive Income with Dan Andrews2 Dec 2025 · 49 min
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